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- From: RW Spalinger <rwspal@earthlink.net>
- To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] MANGOSTEEN: The Forbidden Fruit
- Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:05:11 -0600
On Mar 16, 2004, at 11:28 PM, William A. Grimes wrote:
At 01:24 PM 3/16/2004, Sam wrote:When I was living in Malaysia, we would eat mangosteens to cool down after eating durians. It is a good fruit, but as you mention, too tropical to grow here in the US, as far as I know.
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...For centuries, the natives of the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia and other countries have used the Mangosteen Fruit to maintain and restore their health....
<http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/3/emw111360.htm>
I don't care if it has no health benefits - it tastes indescribably good and is so wonderful. I finally tasted a few while in South India a couple of years ago and finally understand what all the fuss is about. :-) Too bad that it is so tropical that we don't grow it here.
Randall Spalinger
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[NAFEX] MANGOSTEEN: The Forbidden Fruit,
Brungardt, Sam, 03/16/2004
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Re: [NAFEX] MANGOSTEEN: The Forbidden Fruit,
William A. Grimes, 03/17/2004
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Re: [NAFEX] MANGOSTEEN: The Forbidden Fruit,
RW Spalinger, 03/23/2004
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RE: [NAFEX] MANGOSTEEN: The Forbidden Fruit,
Mark Lee, 03/23/2004
- Re: [NAFEX] MANGOSTEEN: The Forbidden Fruit, RW Spalinger, 03/24/2004
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RE: [NAFEX] MANGOSTEEN: The Forbidden Fruit,
Mark Lee, 03/23/2004
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Re: [NAFEX] MANGOSTEEN: The Forbidden Fruit,
RW Spalinger, 03/23/2004
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Re: [NAFEX] MANGOSTEEN: The Forbidden Fruit,
William A. Grimes, 03/17/2004
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